Jack London (1876-1916) was an American novelist, journalist and social activist. Pioneering the genre of magazine fiction and prototyping science fiction, he became one of the first writers, who gained worldwide fame and a large fortune. Being a sequel to "Jerry of the Islands" this novel tells the story of Jerry`s sibling, Irish terrier Michael, born in the Solomon Islands. The dog works as a slave hunter on a schooner recruiting native islanders for work. One day the captain accidentally leaves Michael on a beach and sails away, thereby forcing Michael to go on a journey in which he must find a new owner.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07485-3
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: август 2018
James Fenimore Cooper was a prolific and popular American writer of the first half of the 19th century. His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days created a unique form of American literature. The novel Afloat and Ashore ends abruptly part way through, and is followed by what critic Harold D. Langely called a "necessary" sequel Miles Wallingford, which resolves many thematic and plot elements.
ISBN: 978-5-521-06655-1
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: январь 2018
James Fenimore Cooper was a prolific and popular American writer of the first half of the 19th century. His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days created a unique form of American literature. Miles Wallingfordis a classic Cooper`s sea adventure novel about merchant mariners and serves as a sequel to the sea adventure classic, "Afloat and Ashore".
ISBN: 978-5-521-07955-1
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
The attractive, yet utterly tomboyish, manager of a country estate is taken to London by her new guardian in order to be properly groomed for society. Her original spirit and winning manner capture society s attention and admiration, as well as her guardian s affections.
ISBN: 9780380785629
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: сентябрь 1996
Misery Chastain was dead. Paul Sheldon had just killed her - with relief, with joy. Misery had made him rich; she was the heroine of a string of bestsellers. And now he wanted to get on to some real writing. That`s when the car accident happened, and he woke up in pain in a strange bed. But it wasn`t the hospital. Annie Wilkes had pulled him from the wreck, brought him to her remote mountain home, splinted and set his mangled legs. The good news was that Annie was a nurse and has pain-killing drugs. The bad news was that she was Paul`s Number One Fan. And when she found out what Paul had done to Misery, she didn`t like it. She didn`t like it at all. And now he had to bring Misery back to life. Or
ISBN: 978-1-4447-2071-6
Издательство:
Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: июль 2011
A brand new omnibus of 55 short stories, presented for the first time in chronological order.Described by her friend Dolly Bantry as ‘ the typical old maid of fiction’, Miss Marple has lived almost her entire life in the sleepy hamlet of St Mary Mead. Yet, by observing village life she has gained an unparalleled insight into human nature – and used it to devasting effect. As her friend Sir Henry Clithering, the ex-Commissioner of Scotland Yard has been heard to say: ‘She’s just the finest detective God ever made.’ – and many Agatha Christie fans would agree.Appearing for the first time in The Murder at The Vicarage (1930) her crime-fighting career spanned over forty years when she solved her final case in 1977 in Sleeping...
ISBN: 9780007284184
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2022
Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was an English novelist of the Victorian era. Among his best-known works is a series of novels collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which revolves around the imaginary county of Barsetshire. In "Miss Mackenzie" Trollope made a deliberate attempt to prove that a novel may be produced without any love. He depicts Margaret Mackenzie, overwhelmed with money troubles, as she tries to assess the worth and motives of four very different suitors.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08329-9
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2019
Salley Vicker’s sensational debut novel, ‘Miss Garnet’s Angel’ is a voyage of discovery; a novel about Venice but also the rich story of the explosive possibilities of change in all of us at any time.Julia Garnet is a teacher. Just retired, she is left a legacy which she uses by leaving her orderly life and going to live – in winter – in an apartment in Venice. Its beauty, its secret corners and treasures, and its people overwhelm a lifetime of reserve and caution. Above all, she’s touched by the all-prevalent spirit of the Angel, Raphael.The ancient tale of Tobias, who travels to Media unaware he is accompanied by the Archangel Raphael, unfolds alongside Julia Garnet’s contemporary journey.The two stories interweave with...
ISBN: 9780006514213
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2022
A collection of Miss Marple mysteries, plus some bonus short stories...First, the mystery man in the church with a bullet-wound...then, the riddle of a dead man`s buried treasure...the curious conduct oif a caretaker after a fatal riding accident...the corpse and a tape-measure...the girl framed for theft...and the suspect accused of stabbing his wife with a dagger. Six gripping cases with one thing in common — the astonishing deductive powers of Miss Marple. Also includes two non-Marple mysteries, `The Dressmaker`s Doll` and `In a Glass Darkly`. Читать дальше…
ISBN: 9780008196646
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: январь 2019
"Stephen Fry is one of the great This autobiography of his first twenty years is a pleasure to read, mixing outrageous acts with sensible opinions in bewildering That so much outward charm, self-awareness and intellect should exist alongside behaviour that threatened to ruin the lives of innocent victims, noble parents and Fry himself, gives the book a tragic grandeur and lifts it to classic status". Financial Times "He writes superbly about his family, about his homosexuality, about the agonies of some of his bursts of simile take the breath his most satisfying and appealing book so far". Observer "This is one of the most extraordinary and affecting biographies I have Stephen painfully honest when trying to grapple with his ever-present...
ISBN: 978-0-09-945704-6
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: июль 2011
With an Introduction and Notes by David Herd, Lecturer in English and American Literature at the University of Kent at Canterbury and co-editor of `Poetry Review` Moby Dick is the story of Captain Ahab`s quest to avenge the whale that `reaped` his leg. The quest is an obsession and the novel is a diabolical study of how a man becomes a fanatic. But it is also a hymn to democracy. Bent as the crew is on Ahab`s appalling crusade, it is equally the image of a co-operative community at work: all hands dependent on all hands, each individual responsible for the security of each. Among the crew is Ishmaеl, the novel`s narrator, ordinary sailor, and extraordinary reader. Digressive, allusive, vulgar, transcendent, the story Ishmael tells is...
ISBN: 9781853260087
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: январь 2002
Daniel Defoe was an English trader, writer, pamphleteer and journalist. He is most famous for his novel "Robinson Crusoe", which is second only to the Bible in its number of translations. Moll Flanders details the life of the irresistible Moll and her struggles through poverty and sin in search of property and power. Born in Newgate Prison to a picaresque mother, Moll propels herself through marriages, periods of success and destitution, a trip to the New World and back, only to return to the place of her birth as a popular prostitute and brilliant thief. Daniel Defoe created a female character-narrator who recounts, from a woman`s point of view, her life and adventures, portraying critically the society in which she lived.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08177-6
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: август 2018
With the help of her long-lost brother, Micky Minus, Molly must now use her telepathic powers to save the world from an evil Superbrain, in this fourth adventure of the "New York Times"-bestselling series.
ISBN: 9780060750381
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: май 2008
Set in the sinister monastery of the Capuchins in Madrid, "The Monk" is a violent tale of ambition, murder and incest. The great struggle between maintaining monastic vows and fulfilling personal ambitions leads to its main character, the monk Ambrosio, to temptation and the breaking of his vows, then to sexual obsession and rape, and finally to murder to conceal his guilt.
ISBN: 978-1-84022-185-5
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: июль 2011
"I`ve lost my mum!" It`s not too much fun being lost in the jungle, and little monkey wants his mummy. A kindly butterfly is keen to help, but they don`t seem to be having much luck as the well-meaning butterfly misunderstands monkey`s descriptions and leads him to all sorts of unsuitable animals! But eventually, they find... Dad! It`s just as well that he knows exactly where mum is, and she`s waiting with a well-deserved cuddle. Monkey Puzzle is a clever, funny and charming tale from the unparalleled picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. This handy board book format is perfect for younger readers. It features the classic story with a stunning redesigned cover and beautiful finish,...